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Changelog

What's changed in the Packing List Generator – the most important new features and improvements, briefly summarised and ordered by version (newest first).

Version 1.7.0 – 10.07.2026

  • New: an optional "Organisation & tasks" section. Enable the "pre-trip tasks" option in the wizard and your list gets a tickable to-do checklist for trip preparation – from "prepare well in advance" to "shortly before departure", tailored to your trip (abroad, camping, pet).
  • New: an in-app guide ("Guide" on the home page) explains every feature step by step – as does this changelog page you are reading right now.
  • More reliable during server hiccups: when creating or opening lists, a temporary glitch now shows a "Try again" hint instead of a false "list not found". If saving fails when leaving edit mode, your changes are kept.
  • Accessibility: menus are fully keyboard-operable, and if your system is set to "reduced motion" you get calmer transitions.
  • Fixed: menus near the bottom of the screen were partly cut off – they now shift into view automatically.
  • Privacy: web analytics now works without cookies – nothing is stored on your device any more.

Version 1.6.0 – 05.07.2026

  • New: two overviews "To buy" and "To do" on the finished list. Two buttons each open a side panel with every item marked that way, grouped by section – tick them off right there.
  • The home overview "Your saved packing lists" has been reworked: multi-column tiles, a search field, the number of your lists and a lock icon for password-protected lists.
  • Every tile now shows progress and statistics – how much is already packed, how much is still to buy or to do, and the number of travellers.
  • All tile actions live in a three-dot menu; sharing and duplicating work straight from the overview, without opening the list.
  • New: tags for lists. Assign topics to a list (e.g. summer, city trip, camping, family) and filter the overview by them.

Version 1.5.0 – 03.07.2026

  • New: car travel notes on the finished list. When you travel by car, motorhome, motorbike or as a passenger, you get short per-country notes on tolls and vignettes, low-emission zones and – where needed – the international driving permit. For trips without a vehicle the section stays hidden.
  • Improved: on trips with several people, age- or gender-specific but shared items only appear in the "General" section when a matching person is travelling.

Version 1.4.0 – 29.06.2026

  • Many new sports in the wizard – from climbing, trail running and bouldering through surfing, diving and sailing to skiing, padel and yoga – neatly sorted into groups.
  • New options: festival, safari, pet on the trip, kids' scooter, action cam, drone and wellness.
  • All wizard icons in a new, consistent style.

Version 1.3.0 – 20.06.2026

  • In edit mode you can now move a category to another section and a subcategory to another category – across sections, too.
  • The editing actions of a heading (move, duplicate, delete) are gathered into a tidy menu.
  • The "Discard changes?" prompt only appears when you have actually changed something.
  • Several stability fixes: the save and duplicate dialogs, app start-up with outdated local data, and editing right after generating a list.

Version 1.2.0 – 18.06.2026

  • New: create a blank packing list – start straight in edit mode and add your own sections and items.
  • New: dark mode. The app automatically follows your device setting, and a toggle switches between light and dark. Printouts always stay light.
  • New: record a weight per item – with totals per section and a weight overview for the whole list.
  • All countries can now be chosen in the travel wizard.
  • Many improvements to search, filters, the list header and the confirmation dialogs.

Version 1.1.0 – 16.06.2026

  • New: travel-medicine notes on the list – possible travel vaccinations, malaria risk and matching travel-pharmacy topics, depending on your destination.
  • New: edit the list context – description, destination and travel period can be adjusted at any time, even on older lists.
  • Destination and travel period are now shown directly above the description.
  • In edit mode, changes can be discarded again via "Cancel".
  • The list name is composed automatically from your details when creating a list and stays editable by hand at any time.

Version 1.0.0 – 12.06.2026

First official release – this is where the changelog begins. What the Packing List Generator could already do at that point:

  • A travel wizard that captures your key details and automatically generates a matching packing list – organised by people and categories, with quantities scaled to trip length and number of travellers.
  • Editing: add, rename, delete and drag & drop sections, categories and items.
  • Status & notes: tick items off, mark them as "to buy" or "to do", and add notes.
  • Overview: full-text search, status filters, progress display and section navigation.
  • Saving, sharing, duplicating and printing – optionally with password protection.
  • Collaborative editing with protection against accidental overwrites.
  • Bilingual (German and English).

Project start – 28.01.2023

The first code for the Packing List Generator is written. Over the following years the app grows step by step into what it is today – from here on we track the changes in this changelog.